Spring Media Day Contests

Compete in one of THREE Competitions today! Submit your entry to the contest google form link by 12:30pm on 2/25.

WRITING: TINYURL.COM/SpringMDWriting

PRESS UNDER PRESSURE - 

At Spring Media Day, we’re celebrating Scholastic Journalism Week. This year’s theme is “Press Under Pressure.” Write a commentary opinion piece discussing your take on “press under pressure” and press freedom in 300-500 words.

Submit to http://tinyurl.com/SpringMDWriting by 12:30 pm.

PHOTOGRAPHY: TINYURL.COM/SpringMDPhotography

JOURNALISTS IN ACTION - 

Take an action photo OR an environmental portrait of journalists at Spring Media Day inspired by the prompt, “Press Under Pressure.” Write a caption in which the subject explains what press freedom means to them. Submit photo and caption to the google form: http://tinyurl.com/SpringMDPhotography by 12:30 pm.

SOCIAL MEDIA: TINYURL.COM/SpringMDSocialMedia

SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE - 

Working solo or in groups of up to four, post coverage of Spring Media Day on your social media account promoting Spring Media Day and Scholastic Journalism Week’s “Press Under Pressure” theme. They can be posts, reels, TikToks, Tweets, Insta Story, or a combination of those (up to FIVE). Use #SpringMD2026, #SJW2026 and #PressUnderPressure in your posts. Submit links to your coverage on the google form http://tinyurl.com/SpringMDSocialMedia by 12:30 pm.

Quiz Bowl - 

Teams of 3-5 competed in a “Trivia-Night” style Quiz Bowl. Questions range from Journalism Terms, Design, Photography, Press Law, US History, Current Events, General Trivia over four rounds. By the end of the session we’ll crown the first annual “Spring Media Day Quiz Bowl Champions.”

Winners Announced Here: 

2026 Spring Media Day On-Site Contest Results